Hair waving and curling device



Feb. 16 1926.

E. Q. FREDERICS HAIR wAvING AND'CURLING DEVICE Filed August 8, 1924 H77' R/Ygys Patented Feb. 16, 192".

ERNEST o. rREDR'RIcsgor NEwYoRK, N. Y., AssieNoR Tol nrRRnER'Ics, iNc.,

NRW YoRiQN. Y., A coRroRArioN or NRW., YORK.

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HAIR WAvINGrv AND CURLINe` nnvicE.

Application filed August 81924. Serial No.` 730,855.

To all whom t may concern.'y ,Y

y Be it known that l, ERNEST O. llfiinnniiics, a citizen of the United States of America,

Vand' a resident of New York, in the Ycounty of New York, in the State of New York,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair Vaving and VCurling Devices, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is ariullJ clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a hair curler or device for producing permanent waves involving the use of a tapered tubular bearing and opposite end heads connccted'to each other tl'irough the barrelrfor simultaneous rotation relatiif'elyvthereto in one direction together with means for preventing such relative rotation. in a reverse direction, one of the end heads serving as a means for en-l gaging a limited quantity of' hair to be wound aroundl the barrel, while the other end hea-d serves as a handle or operating member by which the first named end may 'be turned to produce. the desired Vstretching of the hair when wound upon the barrel as the first step in the curling or permanent waving of the hair.

In devices of this character, the hair-engaging -head is usually slotted to receivea thread or string which is tied to the strands of the hair to be waved for temporarily securing the strands to the waving device pre- Vparatory to winding and stretching the same around the barrel', and one of theobjects of the present invention is to provide one sider of this head with a. peripheral recess preferably extendingto opposite-'sides ofthe slot to form a7seat or rest forthel'strands` of hairand-thereby to prevent slipping of the strands froin'the head, of the curler particularly at the beginning of the winding of the hair upon `the barrel which not only renders the operation of lioldiiigthe strands in place during suchwindingl more con'- veiiient to the operator, but alsoA assures a more uniform winding of the hair upon the barrel and thereby secures a more lasting wavecloserto the scalp asan essential requirement for permanent waving. f

Furthermore, the f joints in devices of this character are necessarily close fitting but must be sufliciently free to permit the heads to be turned freelyaiid easily in one direcfollows that theA slightest l 1. 7*.1, l Il l Ici-eign mat-ier either from the hair or `from other sources, wouldY interfere materially vwith the free operation of the' movable parts, and another object of the present invention is to provide means for removing Vsuch accumulations from thevturning'joints so as to permit free operation of the relatively movable parts at all times.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts ofthe device will be brought out in t'hefollowing description. n i' f jln the drawings f g Figure 1 is a side view of'ahair curling and wai-*ing device embodying the preferred features of my invention.

Figure 2 is an ei'ilarged tional vview, partly elevation and partly broken away, of the device shown in Figurel..V v

F igure 3 is a longitudinal sectional of the device partlyv broken away.

Figure 4L is a face view ofthe detached view vbarrel showing end slots forv cleaning purposes.v f

Figuren 5 is avsectional view of the barrel shown Yin Figure 4C.

YFigure 6 is a face'view of another modified form of barrel in which holesare vprovided for cleaning purposes, and Figure 7 is a sectional View of the brarrelusliown in l*Figure 6. Y

" "As illustrated, this device comprises a vlongitudinally tapered tubular barrel fl-,-

and opposite end heads 2; kand -34 rotatably mounted thereon and operatively connected for simultaneousrotation by 'means of a connecting rod passing centrally rthrough the barrel, said vrod hav longitudinal secwalls lof the adjacent sockets, said' spring being tensionedto yfrictionally engage 'the f-,se-andfisgwae in stemmer @ha Cil the end members and their connecting rod may be turned freely in one direction but are prevented from turning in an opposite direction by reason ot the tendency ot the spring to expand and thereby to increase the friction to such an extent as to resist reverse turning movement.

That is, the coiled spring O is compressed between the end Walls of the sockets 8 and. 8 .so that its convolutions lie in close relation or in contact with one another thereby maintaining a uniform exterior diameter of the coiled spring for trictional engagement with the inner Walls of said soclfrets7 the ends of the spring being unattacned and tensioned so as to spring against the adjacent portions of the inner annular walls of the soclrets which permits tree rotation of the head 3 in the direction of Winding olf the coil but prevents reverse rotationot said head by reason ot the trictional engagement ot the ends of the coil With the annular Walls of the sockets 8 and 8 tendingl to expand the coil and the inability of the coil to expand owing to its close engagement with the annular walls of the sockets.

The tubular extension 5 o'l the end member Q is tightly sere ved upon the adjacent threaded end of the connecting rod 4 to rotate therevith when opera-ted by the turning of the end member 3 Whicl constitutes the handle or operating member for said rod and end member Q and for that purpose is provided With a knurled periphery.

The portion ot the end member 3 inclosing the adjacent end of the spring Q is preferably ot greater diameter than the adjacent end of the barrel 1 and is provided with a socketed inner end journaled upon the periphery of the adjacent end ot the barrel 1 for relative rotation hei-con, the parts being assembled in such .manner as to cause the adjacent end tace ot the barrel to abut snugly against the inner Wall of the socket l as a means for limiting the relative axial movement ot' said barrel and end member 3 in one direction When adjusted for use.

T he tubular extension 5 of the end member Q is telescopically journaled Within the adjacent end of the barrel 1 and is preferably reduced to torni an annular endthrust bearing adapted to engage the end face of the barrel to limit the relative movement of said member and barrel in one direction.

The connecting rod 4 serves not only as a means for transmitting rotary motion from; one end member to the other', but also serves to hold said end 'membersd in close Contact with adjacent endsof-the barrel so to ornisniooth and. practically 'imperceptible joints therewith.

l Waving process, the outer ends ot the opposite ends of the opposite arms or' the bifurcated end Q being beveled at to facilitate the entrance of the head into the hair and also the entrance of the ties into the slot preparatory to Winding the strand of hair around the head and barrel.

A further deviation from the cylindrical form is that one side only of the head is provided with a longitudinally concaved peripheral recess l3 as shown more clearly in Figures l, 2 and 3 to form a seat or rest Which is fiat in cross section for the strand ot hair and finger of the operator, particularly-at the beginning of the Winding operation.

That is, this longitudinally concaved recess enables the strand of hair to be more accurately laid therein and serves to confine the hairs of the strand more neatly, accurately and smoothly, preparatory to Winding than Would be possible Without the use of a recess so that the process of Winding and stretching may be carried out with greater certainty to assure the desired permanency of the Wave or curl.

During this process of Waving, more or less foreign matter such as oil, borax and dust, forming more or less lof a gum is liable Y of the movable parts and I have provided several methods of preventing this accumulation and permitting the operation of the moving parts With greater freedom for a longer period of use than would be possible Without such provision.

One of these methods consists in providing the periphery of the tubular eXtension 5 and also the periphery ot the larger end of the barrel 1 with spiral threads M and l4: the threads M being surrounded by the adjacent end of the barrel While the threads lli/ areA surrounded by the adjacent end of the end member so that any gum or foreign matter tending to accumulate in the joint as ca isv fed inwardly by repeated relative rotations of the end members Q and 3 and barrel 1 the threads being adapted to i'e'edVA the foreign matter into the barrel,` While' the tlneadsl lsf-*- operate to feed any toreign matter 'aceun'iulatin-g. alt the joint rdftrein Within to the exterior ot the barrel.

to accumulate in the joints to such an er1-V ,tent as to interfere with the free operation llO Another method of permitting the re-` moval of foreign matter is to `provide bothv ends of the barrel with lengthwise radial slots -16- as shown in Figures 4 and 5 or the ends and intermediate portions of the barrel may be provided With radial openings Vas shown in Figures 6 and 7 for the samev purpose, it being understood that under these constructions, any loose foreign matter which may tend to accumulatev in the barrel WillWork out through the openings i6- and. -16, assistedby the threads H14- and -14i, and thereby reduces the liability of accumulations at the joints.

Y Operation.

If the hair has been properly tied in the usual manner `and the tie slipped in the groove -11- of the end member -2-, the

strand of hair islaid in the concave groove -13- which automatic-allyk arranges the hairs vof the strand in smooth straight re- -lation and permits this relation to bemain-k tained more uniformlyv throughoutl the winding of the strand around the barrel preparatory to stretching and establishing the `permanency of the wave. J

After the hair is properly Wound around the barrel, the endmembers are turned by bandin one direction to tighten andstretch the hair on the barrel ready 'for further treatment if necessary, to make the Wave` more permanent.

During these repeated operations of the Yanvv end section journaled on said threaded end, an additional end section having an exte'rnally threaded extension journaled in the Y `other end of thetubular section, and means p, `f extending through the tubular section for transmitting rotary motion from one end section to the other end section.

2. In a device for curling and lWaving hair, a tubular barrel having relatively rotatable end membersjournaled thereon, one,

of the end members being provided with i' peripheral. threads for removing accumulations of foreign matter from the turning joints.l v Y 3. A device forcuiling and Waving hair comprising a tubular barrel having relatively rotatable end members Journaled thereon, one of the parts being providedy withy helical threads for removing accumulations of 'foreign matter from the turning joint;

, In Witness whereof I haver hereunto set my hand this 31st day of July, 1924.

' ERNEST O. AFREDERICS. 

